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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Seetharama A. Acharya, Cresskill, NJ (US);
Belur N. Manjula, Cresskill, NJ (US);
Seetharama A. Acharya, Cresskill, NJ (US);
Belur N. Manjula, Cresskill, NJ (US);
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are hemoglobins having at least two chemical modifications that lower oxygen affinity, hemoglobins chemically modified by the addition of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, and hemoglobins having at least two specific chemical modifications. PEGylated versions of these hemoglobins are also provided, as are certain tetraPEGylated and diPEGylated hemoglobins. Methods of modifying a hemoglobin are additionally provided, as are methods of making a hemoglobin. Pharmaceutical compositions and blood substitutes using these hemoglobins are further provided, as are methods of treating a subject using these pharmaceutical compositions and blood substitutes.